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JonnyOnTheSpot
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: Diploid]
#8076978 - 02/27/08 12:05 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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jesus christ, stfu. maybe not everyone i was refering to is riding their bike 100 miles every damn day. maybe some of them are commuting to work, like the guy i was talking to for instance!
fine, wear your dumb shoes and don't pull over because it's "impractical". just stop bitching about people cussing you out, giving you the finger, and honking at you because guess what, it's a lot more impractical to a much greater number of people that you refuse to pull over and let faster traffic pass you because you're worried about your precious tires popping. if you refuse to budge an inch then you have no right to bitch about asshole drivers. so deal with it.
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i hope you peeps like this: yesterday, i was riding back home from work and low and behold, a bus driver tries to run me off the road. he stops and i VERY politely told him to watch out next time (yes, this was indeed confirmed by 3 other witnesses) because he really could have hurt me. he starts calling me prat this, fucking twat that. and so i ask him for his badge number and his name but he starts getting all pissy. i tell him ill move as soon as he gives me his info. he tries to shut the door on me, but i just stuck my foot in there and he does it anyways. he's pissed by now, but im playing it way chill. he starts driving with my leg still in the door for a couple of seconds and slams the brakes. im pissed now and tell him that im taking a picture of him and writing down all the details. i bust out my camera and he flips! he gets out of his box and throws my brand new bike and starts pushing me and trying to punch me, but i dodge those and grab him by his shirt collar and slam him against the bus. people run to break it up. there was even a couple of undercover cops on board. anywho, the cops show up and after asking witnesses what happened, asked me if i wanted to make criminal charges. i didnt want to go to the station because i dont really have a work visa, so i opted to just write a complaint. guess what? because of his tantrum, he's getting suspended and a cut in his salary. he could have ended up with a criminal record, but meh.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: jujujustin]
#8079218 - 02/27/08 09:14 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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jujujustin said: So, I agree with you when you say that irresponsible cyclists piss you off. I disagree with you when you believe that America is full of a bunch of murdering, uncontrollable teenagers.
oh, but it isn't?
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: impgl]
#8083810 - 02/28/08 09:53 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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impgl said: i hope you peeps like this: yesterday, i was riding back home from work and low and behold, a bus driver tries to run me off the road. he stops and i VERY politely told him to watch out next time (yes, this was indeed confirmed by 3 other witnesses) because he really could have hurt me. he starts calling me prat this, fucking twat that. and so i ask him for his badge number and his name but he starts getting all pissy. i tell him ill move as soon as he gives me his info. he tries to shut the door on me, but i just stuck my foot in there and he does it anyways. he's pissed by now, but im playing it way chill. he starts driving with my leg still in the door for a couple of seconds and slams the brakes. im pissed now and tell him that im taking a picture of him and writing down all the details. i bust out my camera and he flips! he gets out of his box and throws my brand new bike and starts pushing me and trying to punch me, but i dodge those and grab him by his shirt collar and slam him against the bus. people run to break it up. there was even a couple of undercover cops on board. anywho, the cops show up and after asking witnesses what happened, asked me if i wanted to make criminal charges. i didnt want to go to the station because i dont really have a work visa, so i opted to just write a complaint. guess what? because of his tantrum, he's getting suspended and a cut in his salary. he could have ended up with a criminal record, but meh.
so be kind, share the road
why don't you stop snitching
Edited by rawtoxic (02/28/08 09:54 PM)
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wiggles
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: rawtoxic]
#8083962 - 02/28/08 10:26 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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I outpace most cars on a roadbike. So no, I'm not getting off the road. Also, its illegal in most cities for cyclists to ride anywhere but on the road.
Fun story though... had some college guys try to run me down once for the fuck of it. They came to a stop light and as I was riding past i could hear them laughing about it.
Funny enough, I happened to have my keys on me... and its amazing what that'll do to car paint when you ride by.
And you know what else is great? Cars can't go off a road usually. Especially not a little BMW. My bike can.
So.. their trying to injure me for the fuck of it, because "its their road" despite the fucking law saying very clearly otherwise, left them with a 1500$ paint job.
I also know a number of cyclists who ride armed.
Don't fuck with us.
Oh, its also extremely dangerous for us NOT to ride in the center of the road because fuckhead motorists ignore anything that isn't directly in front of them. So, a cyclist could be riding towards the side and and the car to the left will make a right hand turn, killing the cyclist. Or a car door of a parked car can open, potentially leading to a fatal injury.
We ride in the center of the road because its the only safe place to ride. Thats why the law is written the way it is, and why we pay our taxes to ride on it. So take your uninformed, uneducated arguments and shove them up your ass.
Edited by wiggles (02/28/08 10:30 PM)
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8083979 - 02/28/08 10:29 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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I was almost hit today by two cyclists going at least 35 mph downhill. I didn't even know bikes could go as fast as they were. By the way, the speed limit was 20.
That said, I don't hate cyclists, and I'm surprised this thread is this long.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: Ferris]
#8083993 - 02/28/08 10:34 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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If you ever visit a velodrome you'll be amazed how fast those guys go - and they're on a single gear bike. You put someone on a multi-geared road bike and you can FLY.
My cousin actually lost his driver's license for going more than 7x the speed limit on a bike in a school zone, lol. He was doing something like 35 mph and the speed limit was 5mph.
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JonnyOnTheSpot said: jesus christ, stfu. maybe not everyone i was refering to is riding their bike 100 miles every damn day. maybe some of them are commuting to work, like the guy i was talking to for instance!
fine, wear your dumb shoes and don't pull over because it's "impractical". just stop bitching about people cussing you out, giving you the finger, and honking at you because guess what, it's a lot more impractical to a much greater number of people that you refuse to pull over and let faster traffic pass you because you're worried about your precious tires popping. if you refuse to budge an inch then you have no right to bitch about asshole drivers. so deal with it.
Also, for the rest of you moron spitters, bottle throwers, trash throwers, whatever:
http://bicyclesafe.com/
educate yourself before you do something that could turn you into a murderer. We ride where we do because otherwise, we can die. We don't need motherfucking ignorant rejects like you trying to kill us too - you do a good enough job because the state somehow lets idiots drive 1 ton pieces of metal at high speeds.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8084119 - 02/28/08 11:08 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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wiggles said: I outpace most cars on a roadbike. So no, I'm not getting off the road. Also, its illegal in most cities for cyclists to ride anywhere but on the road.
Fun story though... had some college guys try to run me down once for the fuck of it. They came to a stop light and as I was riding past i could hear them laughing about it.
Funny enough, I happened to have my keys on me... and its amazing what that'll do to car paint when you ride by.
And you know what else is great? Cars can't go off a road usually. Especially not a little BMW. My bike can.
So.. their trying to injure me for the fuck of it, because "its their road" despite the fucking law saying very clearly otherwise, left them with a 1500$ paint job.
I also know a number of cyclists who ride armed.
Don't fuck with us.
Oh, its also extremely dangerous for us NOT to ride in the center of the road because fuckhead motorists ignore anything that isn't directly in front of them. So, a cyclist could be riding towards the side and and the car to the left will make a right hand turn, killing the cyclist. Or a car door of a parked car can open, potentially leading to a fatal injury.
We ride in the center of the road because its the only safe place to ride. Thats why the law is written the way it is, and why we pay our taxes to ride on it. So take your uninformed, uneducated arguments and shove them up your ass.
you're an ass.
people like you are the reason no likes you fucking morons.
if one of you twats ever touched my car i'd get out of it and beat your silly bitch ass into the curb, but you'd probably ride off like the little pussy that you are. "my car can go off the road" = i'm a pussy and can't stand up for myself.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8084149 - 02/28/08 11:16 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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wiggles said:
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JonnyOnTheSpot said: jesus christ, stfu. maybe not everyone i was refering to is riding their bike 100 miles every damn day. maybe some of them are commuting to work, like the guy i was talking to for instance!
fine, wear your dumb shoes and don't pull over because it's "impractical". just stop bitching about people cussing you out, giving you the finger, and honking at you because guess what, it's a lot more impractical to a much greater number of people that you refuse to pull over and let faster traffic pass you because you're worried about your precious tires popping. if you refuse to budge an inch then you have no right to bitch about asshole drivers. so deal with it.
Also, for the rest of you moron spitters, bottle throwers, trash throwers, whatever:
http://bicyclesafe.com/
educate yourself before you do something that could turn you into a murderer. We ride where we do because otherwise, we can die. We don't need motherfucking ignorant rejects like you trying to kill us too - you do a good enough job because the state somehow lets idiots drive 1 ton pieces of metal at high speeds.
trying to kill you? wtf are talking about? can you even read, or do you just know how to use the qoute button?
quit talking out of your ass you fucking dumb shit. i mean christ, i'm tempted to throw a brick at the next cyclist is see just in hopes that it's you.
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Hey fuckface, they tried to KILL ME. Real FUCKING funny.
Step back and look at this objectively...
"Hey look, a cyclist doing the speed limit. We want to go over the speed limit though, lets tap his rear tire. HAHAHA HE SWIRVED. Lets go in the other lane and pass him now. Damnit, red light. FUCK HE SCRATCHED MY CAR!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK!?"
But hey, I guess they were justified right? At least according to you they were fine trying to kill me, so me lashing back by keying their car is somehow wrong? No, its not innocent. I don't claim to be innocent. I don't however go out of my way to injure other people because I find them to be slightly inconvenient. People like you have serious fucking issues and should seek some professional help.
Legally speaking, had they knocked me off and run me over, they'd be up for the death penalty for murder 1, aggrivated assault, vehicular homicide, and a slew of other charges. I'd be up for vandalism. Which one is a greater crime?
And yes, I mean kill me. See, theres this formula in physics called "force" You calculate it by taking mass (in my case, a 170lb rider and a bike... in a drivers case, one tun of steel and fiber glass), times velocity (about 35 in both cases). One ton times 35 miles per hour = dead cyclist.
I consider every car I see as a potential chance for me to get killed, because 99.9% of drivers don't pay any attention. Don't believe me? Think about it next time you fiddle with your radio and aren't looking at the road. Or the next time you miss a car in your blind spot. You have metal, airbags, and a safety harness.
I have pavement.
If you miss a car in your blind spot you'll fuck up your car. If you miss me in your blind spot, I'm dead.
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Edited by wiggles (02/28/08 11:24 PM)
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8084179 - 02/28/08 11:26 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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wiggles said: I outpace most cars on a roadbike. So no, I'm not getting off the road. Also, its illegal in most cities for cyclists to ride anywhere but on the road.
Fun story though... had some college guys try to run me down once for the fuck of it. They came to a stop light and as I was riding past i could hear them laughing about it.
Funny enough, I happened to have my keys on me... and its amazing what that'll do to car paint when you ride by.
And you know what else is great? Cars can't go off a road usually. Especially not a little BMW. My bike can.
So.. their trying to injure me for the fuck of it, because "its their road" despite the fucking law saying very clearly otherwise, left them with a 1500$ paint job.
I also know a number of cyclists who ride armed.
Don't fuck with us.
Oh, its also extremely dangerous for us NOT to ride in the center of the road because fuckhead motorists ignore anything that isn't directly in front of them. So, a cyclist could be riding towards the side and and the car to the left will make a right hand turn, killing the cyclist. Or a car door of a parked car can open, potentially leading to a fatal injury.
We ride in the center of the road because its the only safe place to ride. Thats why the law is written the way it is, and why we pay our taxes to ride on it. So take your uninformed, uneducated arguments and shove them up your ass.
QFT Awesome post.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8084190 - 02/28/08 11:29 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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people like me? i didn't do anything to anyone. once again, learn to read. you shouldn't assume so much. you're just proving more and more what a dumb fuck you are.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: Diploid]
#8084298 - 02/28/08 11:53 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Diploid said: Exactly! This is the main reason why when I ride with my crew we take up our lane like we have a right to and like the law says we have to.
Do that in my city and your dumb ass is gonna get run the fuck over 
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By doing this, we're clearly visible so that idiots dialing their phone or putting on makeup have a better chance to see us before they run us down.
And on top of that shit we have to duck flaming assholes throwing god damned bottles at us!
They are throwing bottles at you cause your dumb ass is IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUCKING ROAD
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: niteowl]
#8084316 - 02/28/08 11:56 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Where we have to ride by law, jackass. A bicycle isn't a pedestrian vehicle, it is a street vehicle. Look at your transit laws before you spew uninformed bullshit.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8084360 - 02/29/08 12:06 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Makes little difference.
If a group of cyclists are taking up the road @ 25mph.......In Arkansas.........they are gonna get run the fuck over.
Use the roads but use the side of the road so that the cars can get by your stupid ass
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8084365 - 02/29/08 12:07 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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cyclists = ghey
motorcyclists however, my kind of people.
cagers can be so absurdly retarded with their driving, so many times i have had my boots ready to kick off a mirror or dent a door. one of my own friends almost ran me into a median (i was on my 250cc and couldnt speed up enough to get away) because she didnt look.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: niteowl]
#8084381 - 02/29/08 12:12 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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niteowl said: Use the roads but use the side of the road so that the cars can get by your stupid ass
Click the link I posted above to see why that's an idiotic idea. If you want me to respect your ideas, you need to be willing to actually educate yourself.
And, who's the stupid one - the one talking about murdering a bunch of people because they're in their way, or the one just trying to commmute from point from point a to point b.
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: wiggles]
#8084428 - 02/29/08 12:23 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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"Stay out of the way"
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It's often helpful to ride in such a way that motorists won't hit you even if they don't see you. You're not trying to BE invisible, you're trying to make it irrelevant whether cars see you or not. If you ride in such a way that a car has to see you to take action to avoid hitting you (e.g., by their slowing down or changing lanes), then that means they will definitely hit you if they don't see you. But if you stay out of their way, then you won't get hit even if they didn't notice you were there.
From your own article.
Stay the fuck out of my way or risk getting run the fuck OVER
Riding your bike down the middle of the road is just plain STUPID
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Re: I fucking hate cyclists [Re: niteowl]
#8084479 - 02/29/08 12:35 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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And on a city street where you have no where else to ride? I've never been to Arkansas, are you guys nothing but corn fields or something?
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